Choose the word that best fills the blank.
Don't ______ your breath waiting for an apology; he never gives one.

keepCorrect answerYour answerholdCorrect answerYour answerstopCorrect answerYour answersaveCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

"Don't hold your breath" means don't expect something soon. The idiom is fixed with hold.

Worth noting

Keep and stop carry the idea but not the idiom.

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Choose the word that best fills the blank.Don't ______ your breath waiting for an apology; he never gives one.